Chapter 36
Chapter 36
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 36
Chapter Title: See, I Told You So
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“Huh? What’s going on? What did Ryu Min-ho do?”
“No, wait a sec...”
“What are you doing, Ryu Min-ho? Hurry up and apologize.”
“Min-ho, did you do something wrong to Eve?”
People who didn't know what had happened on the Awakening Gallery looked confused. When Han Do-hee pressed a man named Ryu Min-ho to apologize, Chae-ah unni grew curious.
Han Do-hee explained the whole story to Chae-ah unni, speaking loud enough for everyone nearby to hear. Chae-ah unni gasped in shock and pulled me into a tight hug.
“Ryu Min-ho! How could you do that to such a cute kid?!”
“Hey, I didn't know she was just a little kid...”
“Wow, Min-ho, you're real trash. That's low.”
“Just die, Min-ho. Why do you even live like that?”
“And he's ugly, too.”
“Right?”
I never realized how easy it was to bury someone alive. To be honest, I didn't expect the mean anonymous poster who cursed me out to actually be here.
“It's okay. I'm fine.”
“Whoa~ Eve, you're forgiving him? You're so nice...”
“Emperor Ryu is such a piece of shit.”
“Just go home.”
Even if the person involved says it's okay, what matters more is whether the people throwing stones are satisfied. It's all in good fun, anyway, and you can't help it if it's entertaining.
Still, we have a gate to clear, and we need to work together, so maybe I should tell them to stop here.
“I'm really okay. Um... Min-ho ahjussi said he'd show me something fun as an apology.”
“What? What did Min-ho say he'd do?”
“Ah, well...”
“That bastard Ryu Min-ho said he'd go to Sosa Station, do a windmill, and post proof.”
“Sosa Station? Wow, that's so lame. If you're going to do it at Sosa Station, you might as well do it at home. The number of people watching would be the same.”
“Then just do it here, right now. The kid's here, and it's better to apologize in front of the person you wronged.”
“You want me to do it here? For real?”
Ryu Min-ho looked at me, secretly hoping I'd turn them down this time, but I didn't feel like it. I also think an apology should be given in front of the person receiving it.
“That would be so cool.”
“Hey, you heard that? Eve wants to see it.”
“Ah, no way. There are so many people here.”
“Min-ho, you're talking a lot today. Just get it over with so we can go in.”
Overwhelmed by the relentless barrage of criticism, Ryu Min-ho hesitated for a moment before walking over to me, kneeling on one knee to meet my gaze, and asking.
“Hah... Hmph, let's do it inside the gate. Okay? Little one, would that be alright?”
To be honest, I wasn't that angry. In fact, because he reacted the way he did, the gallery drama lasted even longer. I don't hold any serious grudge. Still, I do want to see the windmill.
“Okay, I understand.”
“Wow... Eve is so nice.”
“Min-ho, you should bow three times a day in the direction of her house, seriously.”
For gates that require entry as a raid party, the entrance fee isn't charged per person but as a single payment for the entire party.
“Booo, you trash. Pay the gate fee.”
“Booo.”
“Ah, I get it. Just be quiet.”
“Yeah, this is it. The kid saved the whole raid party today.”
And so, as penance for cursing me out on the gallery, Min-ho paid the entire 200,000 won gate entrance fee by himself. And after we went inside, he even performed a windmill on a patch of stone-paved ground with no dirt.
There were even about four other raid parties near the entrance watching us, so I think more people saw it than would have at Sosa Station.
“Wow, he's good.”
“Min-ho's getting praised just for doing one windmill.”
But he was actually really good at it. Maybe because he's an Awakened, his speed was incredible.
“Agh, my head hurts like hell from that stone floor.”
“But if you have to post proof on the gallery, don't you have to go to Sosa Station and do it again anyway?”
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, he'd promised to post proof on the gallery, but he just did the windmill in front of me instead. Of course, I'm fine with this, but would the 50 million Awakening Bros of South Korea be satisfied?
The windmill topic still comes up occasionally, and many people said they'd go to Sosa Station to watch. There was even a former moderator in our raid party. The one who got banned after giving the main mod a 31-day suspension with the reason 'Bucket list achieved'.
“Eve, was it? I think it'll be fine if Eve goes and tells the mod.”
“Little one, I'm begging you...”
Ryu Min-ho, who had just returned from his vigorous windmill performance, smoothed down his messy hair and approached me.
“In that case, you have to do something for me.”
“Something? What is it?”
“F-First... you can't call me 'little one'.”
“Ah, right. And?”
And one more thing, the first step in my grand plan to terraform the Awakening Gallery into my princessdom!
“Ehehe, and... Min-ho ahjussi, please write one post on the gallery for me.”
“Uh... sure. What should I write?”
LifeIsNotRuined << Praise the princess ㅇㅇ..
There's probably no one in all of South Korea as cute and great as her.
“Heeheehee.”
“Is this enough?”
“Yep.”
The mean semi-anonymous poster who cursed me out has now become a loyal subject who diligently praises the princess. Besides, I'm an A-rank Hunter, right? That means I'm amazing enough to become a named user, right???
For now, the windmill issue is settled. Later, I can just tell a mod I know that I received a direct apology and it's fine. We've already entered the gate, and the time limit is three hours, so we need to get moving.
“But, little one, are you really A-rank?”
“Eve is A-rank. You guys will be shocked when you see her fight.”
“No... I don't fight....”
“But you didn't bring Ophelia and the golems today, did you? Where are they?”
Chae-ah unni noticed that Mecha-Doggo, Suri, and Minium, who were always with me, were missing and asked about them. A few other unnis next to her reacted to her question, since they didn't know much about me yet.
“What golems? Is Eve a Summoner?”
“Eve's an A-rank Summoner. Amazing, right?”
“No way, so young and already?”
“Ehehe....”
Unfortunately, Ophelia had something to do today, so she couldn't come. Minium, Suri, and Mecha-Doggo are probably at home right now. But that doesn't matter.
I stood up from the waiting bench I was sitting on, stretched my hand forward, and declared.
"All golems except Ophelia, summon!"
⟨ Summon ⟩
Vwoooom—
The moment I gave the command, the golems that were lounging at home were called forth by the 'Summon' skill. After a flash of blue mana, the three golems stood lined up before me.
“Welcome! It's time to work!”
“Wow, did you summon all three at once?”
“Ah, these guys were already summoned, I just called them over....”
“Really? Seems a bit different from other Summoners.”
Anyway, even without bringing them along, I can summon them easily. I had already told Suri and Minium that I'd be calling them at the gate today, so they should be on standby.
Mecha-Doggo was just summoned without knowing anything, but it's fine since it's not particularly helpful in clearing gates anyway. The one who got the best reaction was, as expected, Minium.
“Whoa, what's this? A mecha?”
“It looks so cool, damn.”
The guys really loved Minium. Sensing its popularity, Minium nodded, did the moonwalk, performed a backflip, and even swung its sword around.
“Wow, this is freaking awesome.”
“Eve. You should post stuff like this on the gallery.”
“Ah? Should I...?”
It's true, posting about Minium on the gallery would probably get a great reaction. But would that help me...? I think Ophelia also said that becoming famous for her looks wouldn't help me.
“Can I take a video of this?”
“Ah... yeah, sure... go ahead.”
As soon as I gave my permission, the guys started taking out their phones one by one to diligently record Minium's fan service. Its dynamic movements, 100 consecutive somersaults, and all sorts of other things...
‘Minium is so popular.’
Minium is pretty cool.
“Hey, hey, that's enough. Stop it. Let's start the raid. We're running out of time.”
“It's fine. If we get an overtime fee today, Min-ho will pay for it.”
“That's true.”
“Hmph, who decided that?”
Clearing the inside was much easier than I thought. With its increased output, Minium wielded a single sword and rampaged through, slicing up monsters, while Suri's mobility and detection/scouting abilities were incredibly useful.
Of course, only I could understand what Suri was saying, and unfortunately, I had a pitiful vocabulary that made it hard for me to explain things well.
“Ah...! I have a great idea!”
“Hm? What is it?”
“Suri, come here.”
Kiiit—
I handed Mecha-Doggo, which I was holding, to Suri's feet and then sent Suri out to scout.
“Mecha-Doggo, you got that? Use your camera to film everything, record any monsters or anything that looks dangerous.”
Beep-beep!
“Mm! Good, go on! I'll use my skill to call you back in five minutes, so don't worry about returning. Just scout as much and as wide as you can. Got it?”
Kiiit!
So, I can attach Mecha-Doggo, now a living camera, to Suri's feet to record, and then use my skill to recall them once the scouting is done.
Mecha-Doggo's face monitor is tiny and has low resolution, but with my slightly more refined abilities, I can make it bigger. If I take a tiny piece of the low-grade magic stone Minium has and give it to Mecha-Doggo...
Vwoooom!
“Ooh...!”
“That's amazing, seriously incredible.”
Mecha-Doggo's body flattened out, instantly transforming into a screen about the size of a tablet.
“See? Isn't our Eve amazing?”
Thanks to that, Chae-ah unni's shoulders seemed to puff up with pride for some reason. Inside the ruins lived strange snake-like creatures called 'Naga'. When Minium went in with its sword, a few *shashashak-* sounds later, they were all sliced to bits and promoted to the status of snake meat.
Of course, the other unnis and the tanker ahjussis all did well, but still, this breakthrough speed would have been impossible without Suri's scouting, Mecha-Doggo's recording function, and Minium's combat power.
“Hey, Min-ho. What were you thinking, saying something like that to a kid?”
“Well, I thought it was her little sister or something... I never imagined it was her....”
“Ehehe, it was me.”
Thanks to the scouting results we could see with our own eyes, we cleared the gate much faster and more safely than usual.
Normally, in a three-hour gate, they'd budget about an hour for the return trip and advance for two hours. But this time, thanks to me, it seemed they were moving much faster than expected.
“Uh, hey. This is....”
“You're right. It's the mid-boss area.”
“A mid-boss?”
On Mecha-Doggo's monitor, there was an area that was clearly sectioned off into a square shape. It wasn't very clear on the screen, but judging by its depth and width, they said it was a mid-boss area.
“So, what do we do...?”
“Hmm, Eve has to decide.”
“M-Me?”
“What do you think? Want to give it a try? It's not that dangerous.”
“It'll be easy with Eve.”
“E-Ehehe...!”
“Agreed. With Eve, the mid-boss is nothing.”
“Hehet... you think so...?”
So many subjects relying on their princess! Well then, I have no choice.
“I-I guess we have no choice! Shall we give it a try...!?”
“Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.”
“Eve's the best.”
See?? I'm the best, after all.